The 75th anniversary of National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia (NAS RA) was held in Yerevan on 17 and 18 October 2018 and ALLEA was represented by its Vice President, Professor Graham Caie.

Gheorghe Duca, President of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova and member of the ALLEA Board, was also present. The many foreign delegates delivered congratulatory speeches and gifts in the impressive Praesidium Building to President Radik Martirosyan and his colleagues.

The Academy promotes and carries out fundamental and applied research in a wide variety of scientific fields, as well as coordinates research throughout Armenia with more than 35 scientific institutions, 3700 researchers including 87 academicians.

The NASRA exhibition of its institutions and research centres showed visitors the breadth and high quality of research in Armenia. The Prime Minister of Armenia, Nikol Pashinyan, visited the exhibition and talked with the visiting delegates. The climax of the celebrations was a Jubilee Session at the National Theatre of Opera and Ballet, with a concert preceded by speeches by the President of Armenia, Armen Sarkissian, President Martirosyan and others including Professors Caie and Duca.

Professor Caie in his speech said: “This academy has set an example of resilience and endurance, and we all stand to learn from its history and its academic achievements. ALLEA is honoured to have the Armenian Academy as one of its distinguished and highly regarded Academies.”